PCAC Youth Excellence in Arts (YEA!) Award Application Information

The purpose of these awards is to support the development of young artists who are in the local community. Artists will be recognized for their individual accomplishments. All finalists will present their work before a judge (or judges) or will perform live auditions.

The Awards

We offer awards in each of the following categories:

	Creative Writing This includes poetry and fictional or non-fictional stories.
	Visual Arts (Phyllis Wentworth Award for 1st Place) This includes photography, fine or graphic arts and sculpture.
	Music (Renee Smith Award for 1st Place) This includes vocal or instrumental performing and/or composition.
	Jazz Music ((Rotary Club of Pleasanton Excellence in Music Award) ) This includes jazz vocal or instrumental performing and/or composition.
	Drama/Dance/Film This includes acting, speech arts, dance, film or electronic arts.
Awards are $500 for 1st Place and $300 for 2nd Place. All prizes will be offered at the discretion of the judges.

How to Apply for a Youth Excellence in Arts (YEA!) Awards: Eligibility and Procedures

Applicants must be Pleasanton residents, or attend school in Pleasanton, or take private lessons — in their art — from a teacher in Pleasanton, and must be between the ages of 14 and 20.
Applicants must submit the appropriate application form and reference form with all required supporting documents and materials. The application and reference form must be typed or printed carefully in ink.
PCAC reserves the right to disqualify any art work that has previously won another award.
The application form, recommendation form and all required materials must be completed in full and mailed by U.S. Mail only, postmarked no later than Friday, April 30, 2010.

Send to:
PCAC YEA! Awards Committee
P.O. Box 1298
Pleasanton, CA 94566

Application and Reference Forms

You can download the application and references forms by clicking on the following links:

To download the application form, see the Youth Excellence in Arts Awards Application Form page.

To download the references form, see the Youth Excellence in Arts Awards Recommendation Form page.

The Granting of Awards

The judges will screen all applicants and notify finalists so that they may appear and perform at the live auditions or make presentations. Auditions will be on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 1 p.m. in the Lynnewood Methodist Church, 4400 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA.

Awards will be given at the discretion of the judges. Decisions of the judges are final. The Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council will honor awardees at the Awards Performance and Show on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 7 p.m in the Lynnewood Methodist Church, 4400 Black Ave., Pleasanton, CA, followed by a reception with food.

For additional information, please call Rebecca Bruner at 925-577-8802 or Dave Wright at 925-484-0614.